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70th Annual Blockhouse Steeplechase in Tryon is set for May 7

Heather Crawley Brehm shares more on the Blockhouse Steeplechase and Green Creek Hounds.

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Updated: 12:19 PM EDT May 1, 2016

70th Annual Blockhouse Steeplechase in Tryon is set for May 7

Heather Crawley Brehm shares more on the Blockhouse Steeplechase and Green Creek Hounds.

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WEBVTT MYRA: THIS SATURDAY AN , THE SPORTS NETWORK WILL BRING YOU THE KENTUCKY DERBY. CLOSER TO HOME, THE STEEPLECHASE. YOU WILL BE THERE ON A HORSE. TELL PEOPLE HOW FUN THIS IS. I USED TO GO EVERY YEAR. >> I HAVE BEEN GOING FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER. YOU CAN BUY YOUR FOOD AND BEVERAGE THERE. IT IS A LOT OF FUN. RACING STARTS AT 1:30. THIS YEAR, I ACTUALLY RACING IN IT. MYRA: THIS IS VIDEO FROM LAST YEAR, I BELIEVE. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE EXPANDED EQUESTRIAN COMMUNITY THERE. >> EVERYBODY IS DRESSED UP. WE WERE WATCHING THE WEATHER. SO FAR, IT LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY WEEKEND. THE EQUESTRIAN CENTER IS BASED LIKE DISNEY WORLD FOR HORSE ENTHUSIASTS. MYRA: ON THE WEBSITE, PEOPLE CAN GET A BETTER IDEA OF WHEN THE EVENT TAKES PLACE, WHERE TO PARK , AND THINGS LIKE THAT. >> THERE ARE STILL TICKETS FOR SALE. MYRA: YOU HAVE BEEN INTO HORSES ALL YOUR LIFE. THIS IS THE -- THE A QUESTION COMMUNITY -- EQUESTRIAN COMMUNITY IN THIS AREA CONTINUES TO GROW. >> ABSOLUTELY. MYRA: WE HAVE SOME PICTURES OF TH GROUP. >> IT IS A FUN, SOCIAL WAY TO GET INVOLVED WITH HORSES. YOU DON'T HAVE TO RIDE. WE DO A LOT O SOCIAL THINGS. THE ACTUAL HUNT ITSELF IS A LOT OF FUN TO WATCH. THERE ARE A LOT OF WAYS TO ENJOY IT. MYRA: RED IS USUALLY WHAT YOU WHERE TO GO FOXHUNTING. >> YES. WE HUNT WITH ABOUT T GUSTY OF THESE. IT IS REALLY A SITE TO SEE. IF YOU CAN GET OUT AND JOIN US, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU. THESE ARE SOME OF OUR AWARDS. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THIS. MYRA: I AM DRESSED MORE LIKE A DUCK HUNTER, SO I CAN RETRIEVE THE DOG. YOU ARE HAVING AN U OPEN HOUSE. >> WE ARE. IF YOU'RE ARE INTERESTED IN FOXHUNTING, OR WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT, WE WOULD LOVE TO SHARE WITH YOU. MYRA: WE DON'T WANT TO MISS YOU AND COPY EDITOR AT THE STEEPLECHASE EITHER. YOU ARE THE ONLY GREENVILLE WRITER. -- RIDER . >> I BELIEVE SO.

70th Annual Blockhouse Steeplechase in Tryon is set for May 7

Heather Crawley Brehm shares more on the Blockhouse Steeplechase and Green Creek Hounds.